Along the way you might be lucky enough to drive past a pod of dolphins playing in the bay, or a troop of baboons crossing the road ... so don't forget to Instagram!

Cape Point lies 60km from Cape Town in the Table Mountain National Park, part of a World Heritage Site. Its natural beauty encompasses thousands of hectares of fauna and flora, including buck, baboons and more than 250 species of birds.

There is also an iconic lighthouse at Cape Point, which stands at 249m above sea level.

Take the funicular to the viewing point and Instagram to your heart's content before taking it back down for lunch at the Two Oceans Restaurant. Or, if you're up for a bit of exercise, the walk down takes 90 minutes and will really help you work up an appetite.

Fifteen things to do at Cape Point

Take in some of the most breathtaking ocean and mountain scenery in the world

Ride the Flying Dutchman funicular up to the viewing point, below the old lighthouse

Sample world-class cuisine and enjoy the most spectacular vistas over False Bay from the Two Oceans Restaurant

Shop for curios and mementos at the three Cape Point shops

Discover cultural and historical spots, including monuments to early explorers such as Vasco da Gama and Bartolomeu Dias

Great swimming spots, picnic sites and walks at the Bordjiesrif and Buffels Bay tidal pools

Photograph the more than 1 100 indigenous plant species that grow nowhere else in the world

Watch massive whales moving past Cape Point on their annual migration

Keep an eye out for the more than 250 bird species occurring here, including some endemic to the area

Spot the Cape mountain zebra and the eland, among a variety of other fauna

Walk the shipwreck trail to view a few of the 26 recorded shipwrecks around Cape Point

Hike along a wide variety of scenic and overnight trails through natural fynbos and along sandy beaches

Take part in a range of exciting outdoor activities, such as sea kayaking and mountain biking

Explore a wide variety of stunning dive sites that lie waiting to be explored on both sides of the Point

Always keep a lookout for the legendary ghost ship, The Flying Dutchman!

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#InstagramDiary: Just off Buffels Beach

#InstagramDiary: The iconic Cape Point lighthouse

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